Help Your Organization Be More Effective

Are you a member of a board or steering committee of a farmer, consumer or commodity organization? Are you responsible for facilitating the work of a board? Does the board function well? Could it do better?

As diverse as these organizations are, they have one thing in common. They all have boards (and/or advisory committees) which oversee their activities and finances. And as agricultural and food organizations, farmers are on their boards. A well-functioning board is critical to the success of the organization. But great boards don’t just happen. It takes work to create and sustain effective boards. The payoff: effective organizations.

RAFFL Executive Director Tara Kelly

Board work is challenging but can be rewarding, too. Tara’s presentation will present the key concepts of board development drawing from her experience starting up new organizations as well as serving on more “mature” boards. Tara served on a wide variety of boards over the past 17 years, and is now the first executive director of a rapidly growing local farm and food organization that is currently transitioning into a new organizational stage. Concepts covered will include recruitment, orientation, fostering continued active board participation and the need for ongoing board development.

This webinar is part of the University of Vermont Extension’s Building Capacity series. The mission of this project is to provide education and technical assistance to build leadership for the nonprofit sector as well as small associations, boards, committees and commissions.

No pre-registration is required and there is no fee to participate! About 15 minutes prior to the start time simply go the Elluminate meeting room at:

You will be presented with a login screen that has an “Enter as Guest” option. Enter your full name and click “Enter Room” to join the conference. You will be able to hear the audio directly from your computer’s speakers.

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